Court Monitoring Projects and Programs  

Many monitoring groups, like WATCH, focus on making the courts more responsive to women and children. Others try to reduce racial disparities or focus on cases of police brutality.

Whatever your goals, we want you to be well-informed and connected with others.

Follow a link to find a program near you. No court monitoring groups in your area? Don’t see your court monitoring program listed? Contact ddougherty@watchmn.org.

Download a detailed listing of current court watch programs(PDF 39KB).

Domestic Violence Resources

National Resources

Battered Women’s Justice Project

Family Violence Department of the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges

Family Violence Prevention Fund

Institute on Domestic Violence in the African American Community

Mary Bryon Foundation

National Clearinghouse on Abuse in Later Life

National Coalition Against Domestic Violence

National Domestic Violence Hotline

National Latino Alliance for the Elimination of Domestic Violence

National Network to End Domestic Violence

National Resource Center on Domestic Violence

Praxis International

Silent Witness National Initiative

Minnesota Resources

Battered Women’s Legal Advocacy Project

Minnesota Center Against Violence and Abuse

Minnesota Coalition for Battered Women

Minnesota Network on Abuse in Later Life

Minnesota Rural Project for Women and Child Safety

Sheila Wellstone Institute

Sexual Violence Resouces

National Resources

Men Can Stop Rape

National Sexual Violence Resource Center

Rape, Abuse, & Incest National Network (R.A.I.N.N.)

Stop Prisoner Rape

Minnesota Resources

Minnesota Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MNCASA)

Minnesota Indian Women's Sexual Assault Coalition

Minnesota Men's Action Network

National Joint Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault Resources

U.S. Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women

Violence Against Native Women

Violence Against Women National Electronic Network

Child Abuse Resources

National Resources

Child Abuse Prevention Network

National Assocation to Prevent Sexual Abuse of Children (NAPSAC)

National Center for Missing and Exploited Children

National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect

Minnesota Resources

Prevent Child Abuse Minnesota

Crime Victim Services & Rights

Minnesota Office of Justice Programs

U.S. Department of Justice Office for Victims of Crime

Courts and Legal Resources

National

American Bar Association Commission on Domestic Violence

National Crime Victim Law Institute

National Victim Bar Association, Civil Representation for Crime Victims

Women’s Law Initiative

Local

Hennepin County Bar Association

Hennepin County District Court

Minnesota Board on Judicial Standards

Minnesota State Bar Association

Minnesota State Court System

Nonprofit Resources

Management Assistance Program

Minnesota Council of Nonprofits
 
   
 

WE BELIEVE

The criminal justice system must be held accountable for how it handles cases of vioence against women and children and for the outcomes of its proceedings.

The judicial system should act swiftly, firmly and consistently to reinforce the message that domestic and sexual violence will not be tolerated.

The public should be more informed about judicial conduct and other aspects of the criminal justice system.


WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING

"Their impact in the courtroom has been little short of revolutionary . . . WATCH serves the function of public input, public scrutiny and public oversight that has been so sadly lacking."
- Public defense attorney